Doctors leave cotton inside stomach after surgery in Siddipet

A woman was readmitted in the government hospital in Siddipet a few days after being discharged from the same hospital.

The woman who is learned to have fallen ill approached a doctor in a government hospital who advised her to undergo surgery. After undergoing the surgery and returning home, the woman health condition deteriorated and was again admitted to the hospital.

After performing a scan, the doctors noticed a piece of cotton in her stomach which was left inside during the surgery. The kin of the woman staged a protest at the hospital demanding action against the doctors on Monday.

Last month, a woman was readmitted at NIMS in Hyderabad after a pair of surgical scissors found in her abdomen.